Video Game Technology - Elixis Technology https://elixistechnology.com Las Vegas IT Sun, 19 Dec 2021 15:15:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://elixistechnology.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-ElixisIcon_FullColor-32x32.png Video Game Technology - Elixis Technology https://elixistechnology.com 32 32 Gaming and Gambling: Microtransactions And Lootboxes https://elixistechnology.com/gaming-and-gambling-microtransactions-and-lootboxes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gaming-and-gambling-microtransactions-and-lootboxes https://elixistechnology.com/gaming-and-gambling-microtransactions-and-lootboxes/#respond Fri, 23 Jul 2021 23:38:31 +0000 https://elixistechnology.com/?p=6596 Gambling is widely considered an adult activity, and for good reason. It’s addictive, it has the potential to eat a lot of money, and it’s often difficult to stop! However, these are also great reasons to introduce gambling into places where it doesn’t belong if the business likes money more than its ethics.   Games […]

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]]> https://elixistechnology.com/emulators-legal-gray-area/feed/ 0 Blizzard Entertainment’s 2012 Hack: An Example of How to Do It Right https://elixistechnology.com/blizzard-entertainments-2012-hack-an-example-of-how-to-do-it-right/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blizzard-entertainments-2012-hack-an-example-of-how-to-do-it-right https://elixistechnology.com/blizzard-entertainments-2012-hack-an-example-of-how-to-do-it-right/#respond Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:30:56 +0000 https://elixistechnology.com/?p=6428 In 2012, game developers were beginning to experiment with a principle known as “always on”. “Always on” had many potential benefits, but the downsides keep the majority of games from ever attempting it. Many of the notable standouts are games that require team play, like Fall Guys or Overwatch. Others without main-campaign team play tend […]

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